Newcastle United travel to north London to face Tottenham Hotspur this weekend, hoping to record their first back-to-back victories in more than a year.

The unexpected 2-0 victory over Liverpool at St James’ Park last weekend has given the Magpies added confidence, but they will face an extremely tough test as they face in-form Spurs at White Hart Lane.

Mauricio Pochettino’s men are fifth in the Premier League and going well in the Europa League.

But how good are they? And do they have any weaknesses?

Here’s our scouting report on Spurs:

Form?

It’s fair to say that, Leicester City aside, Spurs are the Premier League’s in-form side. In fact, their last six Premier League results read as follows: won, won, drew, won, drew, drew.

Sitting pretty in fifth place in the table, Spurs have not lost since the opening day of the season when they narrowly went down 1-0 at Old Trafford. Since then, Tottenham have won six and drawn eight of their league matches.

Pochettino himself privately is probably slightly frustrated that Spurs have not turned more of those draws into victories – because then they really would be title contenders – but the 4-1 Europa League win over Ligue 1 Monaco in midweek proves their prowess in front of goal.

Erik Lamela, who is finally starting to come into his own at White Hart Lane, netted a hat-trick, while Spurs themselves have scored an impressive 25 goals in 15 league games this term.

Spurs have drawn their last two Premier League matches, 0-0 at home to Chelsea and 1-1 at West Bromwich Albion, so Newcastle will find it tough to break down Pochettino’s men on their own patch.

Dangermen?

Harry Kane – The 22-year-old England international started the season quietly but he has now reached double figures for the campaign and is in prime form. After a stellar 2014-15, the scrutiny on Kane has intensified immeasurably but he seems comfortable in his own skin, and his ability both in the air and on the deck will trouble United.

Christian Eriksen – Five assists and two goals already for the 23-year-old this season, Eriksen is the creative maestro of the Spurs side. Brilliant from set-pieces – both at crossing and shooting – the Danish international will look to unlock the Magpies defence at every opportunity.

Manager verdict?

Pochettino is well into his second season at White Hart Lane and the former Argentina international has really got his side playing how he wants to now.

Preferring a 4-2-3-1/4-3-3 formation, the 43-year-old has instilled the same pressing, hard-working game on to his Spurs side as he implemented at Southampton previously.

The former centre-back has a British core in his side – with youngsters such as Dele Alli, Eric Dier and Kane excelling – and loves his team to dominate the ball.

He came under a little bit of criticism last season, but Pochettino has done well to start getting performances from the likes of Lamela and Kane, while his additions have been smart.

Not only has Pochettino made Spurs into serious top-four contenders, but he has also given them an outside shot at the title.

Strengths?

There are a lot of them.

Spurs are arguably one of the most all-round teams in the Premier League at the moment; they are solid at the back and they are ruthless going forward.

Defensively Tottenham have conceded just 12 goals in 15 Premier League games, the second-best record in the top flight behind only Manchester United.

Going forward, Spurs attack at pace and can be devastating at times.

Kane leads the line with aplomb and brings the likes of Eriksen and Lamela into the game, while Alli has been superb as a box-to-box midfielder this term.

Newcastle will have to be at their resolute best to keep Spurs out at White Hart Lane.

Weaknesses?

On first viewing, there doesn’t appear to be too many.

Arguably, Spurs do not finish off games as often as they should. They have only lost once this season, but they have drawn on eight occasions in the league and that’s why they are only in fifth place.

If Tottenham do not score early, then they can get frustrated and, at home, they can sometimes come unstuck against sides they are expected to beat.

The Magpies will certainly hope that becomes the case again this weekend.